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Our Vision

As part of ADAPT's ongoing commitment to the global concrete design community and the advancement of the application of pre-stressing technologies, Dr. Bijan Aalami has made educational and practical seminars one of the principal activities of ADAPT over the last twenty-five years. Design engineers in Panama, Singapore, Latvia and Brazil relied on ADAPT software and consulting to successfully establish the practice of unbonded post-tensioning in their countries. Dr. Aalami's qualifications as a Professor Emeritus of Civil Engineering at San Francisco State University, a registered Structural Engineer in California, and a Chartered Engineer in the United Kingdom, together with ADAPT's extensive design experience worldwide, provides the knowledge base upon which ADAPT seminars are developed.

The primary themes of Building Design seminars offered by ADAPT are:

Design of post-tensioned buildings

Construction technology of post-tensioning

Economic advantages of post-tensioning

Fundamentals of post-tensioning design

Application of ADAPT software in design of floor and foundation systems

Case studies of design of post-tensioned buildings

ADAPT offers educational and practical seminars for members of the consulting engineering, public works, transportation departments, and university communities in the USA and other countries. ADAPT offers a wide range of course formats, including:

Short one-day seminars

Two- and three-day seminars

Hands-on design and software workshops

Seminars, training, and workshops are offered at client's site, or at ADAPT offices in San Francisco Bay Area, New York, and Kolkata, India. Alternatively, interactive sessions are available online.

Ongoing educational and practical seminar series in collaboration with other educational institutes and professional organizations

Like previous years, 2014 promises to be a year packed with seminars and training
courses offered by ADAPT on design and construction of post-tensioned buildings,
concrete structures and segmentally constructed bridges. Refer to the schedule
below to find an event near you. We are continually adding new locations worldwide
and will post them on this web site as detailed information becomes available.

In addition to our regularly scheduled program, we offer customized seminars for your organization.Find out more...

2015 Detailed Schedule

US Workshop - Advanced Topics in Building Modeling and Post-Tensioned Structures

Workshop - Advanced Topics in Building Modeling and Post-Tensioned Structures

This workshop is specifically tailored for those Engineers interested in furthering their knowledge of the ADAPT-Builder programs Floor Pro, MAT, and Edge. This day-long workshop will address topics beyond the basic use of the software. This workshop is intended to give experienced Builder users more insight into how to improve project delivery and include more advanced design components within Builder, to avoid modeling errors and time-consuming troubleshooting. The goal of this workshop is to provide the tools and understanding of ADAPT Software to build successful and accurate models from the start.

Tentative Schedule of Course:

Discussion of Meshing and Node-Shift best practices, recommendations, and troubleshooting

Assumptions on releases and considerations for Slab shortening

Modeling pour strips; consideration of staged stressing

Discussion of assumptions and default settings in Builder related to analysis options

Live Load reduction for slab/horizontal elements and for two-way (punching) shear design of slabs

Column design in Builder using S-CONCRETE

Presenters:Mr. Spencer Lee, PE, SE is the Technical Director / CTO for ADAPT. He leads the company's Technical Support, Training and Specialty Engineering Services teams. With over 14 years of experience in concrete building design and general structural consulting, Spencer is an expert in the use and leveraging efficient implementation of ADAPT's full suite of 2D and 3D software products for a variety of project types. He compliments his deep technical understanding of ADAPT software with his broad practical design experience gained from supporting ADAPT's global client base. He is a registered PE and SE and holds a Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering from Brigham Young University and a Master's degree from Virginia Tech. Professional memberships include American Concrete Institute (ACI), Post-Tensioning Institute (PTI) and the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE).

Ms. Claire Gandee is the Director of Sales in North America for ADAPT. Claire works to ensure our Clients are using the most appropriate solutions and receive an exceptional experience working with us. Claire graduated from the University of Florida with degrees in Civil Engineering (BSCE) and Structural Engineering (ME). Several years consulting engineering experience at a national top engineering firm provided the necessary experience for her to fully understand our Clientsâ€™ requirements and daily challenges, and to provide the guidance to proactively address their needs with software solutions and consulting services.

Add a copy of Dr. Bijan Aalami's book, Book on Post-Tensioned Buildings: Design and Construction for only $100 with registration for this workshop. Please indicate this in the shopping cart. Book will be provided at the workshop. This reflects a $25 discount off US edition or $35 discount off the International edition. One book per attendee.

*Early registration - Registration and payment must be submitted at least one month prior to the selected seminar date.

Attendees will need to bring a laptop to use during the workshop. ADAPT will provide the software download.

Registration:
Enrollment will be strictly limited. Download the registration form or send us an e-mail at sales@adaptsoft.com to be among the first to receive registration details. This workshop is open only to Builder users with sufficient experience to navigate the software and most controls without any assistance. This workshop is not appropriate for new Builder users.

Cancellation Policy:
Workshop registrations will be confirmed when payment made in full. Cancellation requests should be emailed to sales@adaptsoft.com. Requests received no later than 7 days prior to the start of a workshop will incur a $100 processing fee. No refunds will be issued for requests made within 7 days of the workshop. No shows the day of an event do not qualify for a refund of registration fees. Registrant substitutions are allowed at any time.

US Workshops - Workflows for Success: Concrete and Post-Tensioned Building Design

Workshop - Advanced Topics in Building Modeling and Post-Tensioned Structures

This workshop series is specifically tailored for those interested in hands-on, in-depth training in 3D-FEM concrete software, modeling procedures and techniques for the design and analysis of post-tensioned buildings. Comprehensive workflows and interactive step-by-step training will be conducted for modeling of a multi-story building, gravity loading and floor design, lateral loading and design, soil-supported foundations, and column design.

Each module will offer intensive, start-to-finish instruction of each workflow utilizing ADAPT-Builder 2015 software (including ADAPT-Floor Pro, Edge and MAT) in an interactive learning environment. Specific attention will be given to the use and integration of ADAPT's multistory analysis tool, ADAPT-Edge, with regards to load takedown, column design, and integration of results in floors and foundations. Each participant will take home greater in-depth knowledge and understanding of how to practically and efficiently implement the use of these software tools in the design process and develop practical workflows for project or component completion.

Including lateral loads from multi-level analysis into single-level floor and foundation designs

Review of drift results

Module Four: Integrated Column design with S-CONCRETE

Defining design groups for Column sections

Design options for columns to check size and reinforcement, or optimize

Live load reduction

Review of Design Group results

Review of Individual Member results

Iterating toward final design based on design results

Column design reports and schedules

Following the completion of these modules, we will have time for Q & A.

Presenters:Mr. Spencer Lee, PE, SE is the Technical Director / CTO for ADAPT. He leads the company's Technical Support, Training and Specialty Engineering Services teams. With over 14 years of experience in concrete building design and general structural consulting, Spencer is an expert in the use and leveraging efficient implementation of ADAPT's full suite of 2D and 3D software products for a variety of project types. He compliments his deep technical understanding of ADAPT software with his broad practical design experience gained from supporting ADAPT's global client base. He is a registered PE and SE and holds a Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering from Brigham Young University and a Master's degree from Virginia Tech. Professional memberships include American Concrete Institute (ACI), Post-Tensioning Institute (PTI) and the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE).

Ms. Claire Gandee is the Director of Sales in North America for ADAPT. Claire works to ensure our Clients are using the most appropriate solutions and receive an exceptional experience working with us. Claire graduated from the University of Florida with degrees in Civil Engineering (BSCE) and Structural Engineering (ME). Several years consulting engineering experience at a national top engineering firm provided the necessary experience for her to fully understand our Clientsâ€™ requirements and daily challenges, and to provide the guidance to proactively address their needs with software solutions and consulting services.

Add a copy of Dr. Bijan Aalami's book, Book on Post-Tensioned Buildings: Design and Construction for only $100 with registration for this workshop. Please indicate this in the shopping cart. Book will be provided at the workshop. This reflects a $25 discount off US edition or $35 discount off the International edition. One book per attendee.

*Early registration - Registration and payment must be submitted at least one month prior to the selected seminar date.

Attendees will need to bring a laptop to use during the workshop. ADAPT will provide the software download.

If two or more attendees from the same company attend this workshop, we will apply a $100 discount off registration (Not less than $1,000 registration fee per attendee). Does not apply to first registrant from a company.

Registration:
Enrollment will be strictly limited. Download the registration form or send us an e-mail at sales@adaptsoft.com to be among the first to receive registration details.

Cancellation Policy:
Workshop registrations will be confirmed when payment made in full. Cancellation requests should be emailed to sales@adaptsoft.com. Requests received no later than 7 days prior to the start of a workshop will incur a $100 processing fee. No refunds will be issued for requests made within 7 days of the workshop. No shows the day of an event do not qualify for a refund of registration fees. Registrant substitutions are allowed at any time.

Post-tensioning Design and Construction -A two-day educational and practical seminarWith an optional hands-on training workshopThis course is offered in collaboration with Imperial College London's Centre for Professional
Development. The course covers developments in post-tensioning design technology, construction
practice, economic advantages of post-tensioning and design software tools. The primary lecturer of the course is Dr. Bijan O Aalami,
the renowned world leader and teacher in the design of concrete buildings, bridges, and special
structures. Additional lecturers include Mr. Robin Whittle and Dr. Florian Aalami.
Mr. Whittle is Chairman of the Concrete Society Working Party, which has been
responsible for updating the technical design handbook TR 43, "Post-Tensioned Concrete Floors". Dr. Florian Aalami, is a specialist
in construction technology and software application.

At this seminar, participants will:

Review current post-tensioning systems and construction practice in building structures

Training in the design of post-tensioned building, or in the application of the ADAPT software system, is available either at ADAPT's headquarters in the San Francisco Bay Area or at the client's office. Training can be tailored to the needs of the client. To inquire about details of this program, contact ADAPT.